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Sippar

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Sippar

Sippar (Sumerian: Zimbir; Akkadian: Sippar) was an ancient Babylonian city on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, located approximately 30 kilometers southwest of modern Baghdad. In Zecharia Sitchin’s narrative, Sippar held the critical function of the Anunnaki spaceport — the main landing and take-off field from which spacecraft traveled between Earth and Nibiru.

Historical Significance

Sippar was the cult center of Utu (Shamash), the Sun God and god of justice. The city’s main temple, the Ebabbara (“Shining House”), was dedicated to Utu and was said to contain the “lapis lazuli tablet” — possibly a reference to a computer or guidance system.

Sitchin’s Interpretation

“Sippar was the spaceport of the Anunnaki. Its very name meant ‘Bird City’ — the place of the flying vehicles of the gods.”

Key points:

  1. The Bird City — Sippar’s Sumerian name Zimbir may be related to zimu (“bird”) or sippar (“bird trap”), suggesting its function as a place of flight
  2. Utu as Spaceport Commander — Utu (Shamash) was not just a sun god but the controller of the landing field — the “bright one” who guided spacecraft
  3. The Ebabbara — Utu’s temple, the “Shining House,” might have been a glass or metal structure reflecting sunlight as a beacon
  4. The Destruction of Sippar — According to Sitchin, Sippar was the primary target of the nuclear strike in 2024 BCE that destroyed the spaceport facilities

The Nuclear Destruction

Sitchin identified Sippar as ground zero for the nuclear event described in the nuclear destruction:

“On that day, Utu was in his shining temple, and the evil wind came upon Sippar. The city was destroyed, the landing field was ruined, and the link with the heavens was broken.”

The destruction of Sippar ended direct Anunnaki contact with Earth and led to the eventual departure of the gods.

The Sun Tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina

A famous boundary stone from the reign of Nabu-apla-iddina (9th century BCE) depicts Utu/Shamash seated within a shrine, with a great ring or wheel before him. Sitchin interpreted this ring as a depiction of a spacecraft or communication device.

Sitchin Analysis

Where Sitchin Agrees with Mainstream

  • Sippar was the cult center of the sun-god: Both Sitchin and mainstream Assyriology agree Sippar (Zimbir) was the city of Utu (Shamash), its temple the Ebabbar. This is not disputed.

  • The Sun Tablet is genuine: Both agree the tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina depicts Shamash enthroned with a great solar disk set on an altar before him.

  • It held major archives: Both agree Sippar was an important, long-lived city with extensive tablet finds.

  • Shamash is the god of justice: Both agree the sun-god was also the divine judge.

  • The Ebabbar means “Shining House”: Both accept the temple’s name.

Where They Differ

  • Spaceport or city: Sitchin makes Sippar the Anunnaki landing field. Mainstream reads it as an ordinary, important Babylonian city.

  • The name: Sitchin reads Zimbir as “Bird City,” a place of flying craft. Mainstream finds no such etymology.

  • The Sun Tablet’s disk: Sitchin reads a spacecraft or comms device. Mainstream reads the standard solar emblem of Shamash.

  • The destruction: Sitchin makes Sippar ground zero of the 2024 B.C. nuclear strike. Mainstream finds no nuclear event.

  • The “lapis lazuli tablet”: Sitchin reads a computer. Mainstream reads a precious cult object.

PRO vs CONTRA

Argument PRO (Sitchin)Counterargument (mainstream)
Sippar was the cult center of the sun-god, its temple the EbabbarAgreed - but a temple to Shamash, not a spaceport control tower
Its name means “Bird City,” marking a place of flying craftZimbir is a city name; the “bird” reading is Sitchin’s, not attested
The Ebabbar was a metal or glass beacon reflecting sunlightThe “Shining House” is a temple named for the radiant sun-god
The Sun Tablet’s great disk depicts a spacecraft or comms deviceThe disk is the standard solar emblem of Shamash on his altar
Utu/Shamash guided landings as spaceport commanderShamash is the sun-god and judge; his guidance is of justice, not spacecraft
Sippar was ground zero for the 2024 B.C. nuclear strikeNo nuclear event is attested; the city followed ordinary history
The “lapis lazuli tablet” was a computer or guidance systemLapis tablets are precious votive or cult objects, not machines

See Also

Sources

  • Sitchin, Z. (1985). The Wars of Gods and Men. Chapters 7-8.
  • Sitchin, Z. (1976). The 12th Planet. Chapter 9.
  • Sitchin, Z. (2007). The End of Days.
  • Walker, C. B. F. & Collon, D. (1980). “The Sun Tablet of Nabu-apla-iddina.” Anatolian Studies, 30.

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